Panaji (Goa): A special orientation programme for the State MLAs was held on Monday to make them aware about the State Legislative Assembly proceedings and how important it is to maintain the decorum of the House.

A day long workshop was organized by the Goa State Legislative Assembly. Total 27 MLAs participated in the orientation workshop.

The workshop was inaugurated by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who stressed on the need for organizing orientation programme for MLAs on the eve of every Assembly session to make them aware of their responsibilities and rights in the House.

“Such trainings are very important…whether you are a new or old in the House but one should know how to respect the House,” he said.

The Delhi based PRS Legislators Research- a private agency interacted with MLAs on the matters related to the State Legislative, Central Assembly, how to table or raise questions, bills and motions.

The workshop held in two sessions, highlighted the importance of legislator’s activism to bring to the fore the issues pertaining to the people through right mechanism like calling attention, zero hour mention or seeking for special debate.

The second session was a training programme to MLAs on the e-assembly, the concept which was introduced by the Goa Assembly in 2014. It was informed that Government saved Rs 10 crore since then, which would have been spent on papers.

Goa became the first assembly to go paperless in the country.

Team TNV